# std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>::size, std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>::length

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constexpr size_type size() const noexcept; |  | (since C++17)
constexpr size_type length() const noexcept; |  | (since C++17)

Returns the number of `CharT` elements in the view, i.e. std::distance(begin(), end()).

### Parameters

(none)

### Return value

The number of `CharT` elements in the view.

### Complexity

Constant.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <string_view>

    // Print a string surrounded by single quotes, its
    // length and whether it is considered empty.
    void check_string(std::string_view ref)
    {
        std::cout << std::boolalpha
                  << "'" << ref << "' has " << ref.size()
                  << " character(s); emptiness: " << ref.empty() << '\n';
    }

    int main(int argc, char **argv)
    {
        // An empty string
        check_string("");

        // Almost always not empty: argv[0]
        if (argc > 0)
            check_string(argv[0]);
    }

Possible output:

    '' has 0 character(s); emptiness: true
    './a.out' has 7 character(s); emptiness: false

### See also

empty | checks whether the view is empty (public member function)
max_size | returns the maximum number of characters (public member function)
sizelength | returns the number of characters (public member function of `std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>`)

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